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MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT <br /> THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made effective as of January 1, <br /> 2014, by and among the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, St. Anthony Village, the City of <br /> North Saint Paul, the City of Mounds View, the City of White Bear Lake, the City of Roseville, <br /> the City of Maplewood, and the City of New Brighton, all political subdivisions of the State of <br /> Minnesota that either constitute,or are located within,Ramsey County, collectively referred to as <br /> "Parties", pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes §471.59, the Joint Powers Act <br /> ("Agreement"). <br /> WHEREAS, The Parties desire to be prepared to adequately address fire, flood, natural <br /> disaster, civil disturbance, or any other emergency that may occur within the jurisdictions of the <br /> Parties; and <br /> WHEREAS, In order to protect the public peace and safety, and to preserve the lives and <br /> property of people in each jurisdiction, the Parties agree to furnish assistance to one another in <br /> the event of said emergencies. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, The Parties hereby agree to furnish assistance to each other upon <br /> the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. <br /> I. Purpose <br /> The general purpose of this Agreement is to enable the Parties and their respective law <br /> enforcement personnel to come to the aid of other Parties to this Agreement as permitted in <br /> Minnesota Statutes §471.59 and Minnesota Statutes §12.331. This Agreement is limited to <br /> the named Parties only and does not extend to the State Department of Public Safety or any <br /> other political subdivisions of the State of Minnesota. <br /> II. Definitions <br /> The capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the following meanings: <br /> Emergency means any disaster including, but not limited to, a multi-alarm fire; casualty <br /> involving the damage, collapse or destruction of private or public infrastructure; accident or <br /> occurrence involving one or more modes of transportation including, but not limited to air, <br /> rail, vehicular or watercraft; civil disorder or disturbance; release of contaminates or <br /> pollutants, hazardous substances or hazardous waste that necessitates the evacuation of <br /> occupants from structures or some defined geographic area; any quarantine or limitation on <br /> the movement of persons due to disease or threat to health and safety of the general <br /> population; any threat to national security; "Disaster" and "Emergency" as defined in <br /> 1 <br />